Arthur hemenway



UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEEIGE.

ARTHUR HEMENWAY, OF TOVNSEND, OHIO.

MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,390, dated October 1, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. I-IEMENWAY, of Townsend, in the county of Huron and State Iof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, represents the mop, when in the position for mopping and Fig. 2, is the position of the mop, when being wrung dry.

rIhe same letters of reference, refer to like parts in the different views.

My improvement relates to a mop, constructed, with a sleeve outside of the handle, secured to a cross head and stirrup, operating in such a way, that by holding the sleeve, with one hand, and turning the handle with the other, t-he m'op cloth is wrung dry, without stooping or touching it with the hands.

In the figures A, represents the handle of the mop, and B, a sleeve on the outside, secured to the head piece C, to which is attached the stirrup D.

E, is a loop secured to the lower end of the handle, to which the mop cloth H, is connected, after passing over the end of the stirrup, making the cloth double.

Vhen prepared for mopping, the handle is pushed down through the sleeve, and the mop is in the position shown in Fig. 1, the lower end of the stirrup being rln support for the mop cloth. When it is desired to wring the cloth, draw up the handle, and hold the sleeve B, with the hand, which retains the head C, and stirrup D, in place or in one position. Now by turning the handle with the other hand, the stirrup being stationary, and the mop cloth, passing over the end of it, and connected with the handle as before described; it is twisted, as shown in Fig. 2, and wrung drier than it couldV well be done by hand, and with greater ease, for a person while doing it can stand erect.

I am aware that Letters Patent have been granted for a mop, in which one end of the mop cloth is attached to the end of the handle, and the other end connected to a slide which is fitted on the handle, so that when the mop is used, the slide may be drawn on the handle, and secured in place, and when surcharged with water distended and wrung dry. But with my invention, in place of a slide, that has to be adjusted, and held in place by a catch, a sleeve is used, and no catch is needed, the handle holding it in place when mopping, and by simply holding the sleeve with one hand and drawing up the handle and turning it with the other, the cloth is readily wrung dry, which, it will be seen, is a much more convenient and sure operation than the other, and it is more simple and less expensive in construction and not so liable to get out of repair.

l/Vhat I claim as my improvement and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The sleeve B, head C, and stirrup D, when their parts are arranged as specified, in combination with the handle AI, and loop E, as, and for the purpose set forth.

ARTHUR HEMENVAY. lVitnesses:

W. H. BUNIDGE, A. MCOLELLAND.

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